Rumours

Me parece un discazo. Es uno de esos álbumes que pones cuando te preguntan la definición de pop. Pero más allá de eso no estoy en mi época más Fleetwood Mac, por eso mi rating.

8/10

Un clásico. Nota: 9/10

Fantastique même après 1000 écoutes… et je me réjouis déjà pour la 1001 fois!

Favorite Track: The Chain

Pretty much a perfect album. Every song is a hit!

Every song is a hit! Aside from 'Oh daddy' but thats not bad. This is one of the best albums made. Great listen.

This is so good. Masterpiece.

Increíble disco de una icónica banda. Lleno de hits, de esos que aunque no conozcas a la banda por nombre si los escuchas los reconoces. Stevie Nicks... qué mujer.

I don't like Dreams (or really Oh Daddy for that matter), and Silver Springs absolutely should have been on the album proper, but it seems awfully fussy to take off a star when the thing is essentially as perfectly crafted and consistent as we all know it is.

Flawless album, really hard to say stuff about it tho, cuz what hasn't already been said? Truly the most beautiful car crash ever. Go Your Own Way was my fav song of the album. The Chain and Don't Stop were my other highlights. (shout out Silver Springs tho cuz it's not officially on the album but it's one of the best songs ever)

Insane Silver Springs wasn’t on the original album.

it's pretty much as good as they say

It's too old sounding to me, classic, but idk not for me. high ranking because its a classic and many of my fave artists draw inspiration from them

Probably the greatest pop album ever recorded by people not called John, Paul, George or Ringo. Of course it comes with a built in mythology. The break ups! The cocaine! The time they spent! Again, only The Beatles with The White Album and Let it Be can compete. The studio production and the performances are as close to perfect as these things get. The harmonies are stunning. When John McVie and Mick Fleetwood lock in their rhythm section is peerless. To be picky, you wonder if the glossy sheen of the production isn't making a few of the songs seem better than they really are. And people who find Lindsey Buckingham's voice a bit annoying might just have a point. But this is the 70s served up on a beautiful silver platter.

I’d give this a 6/5 if possible

Amazing. Really great album.

Well. It’s rumours. It’s great. But not every track is great.

I mean it's fleetwood Mac of course I like them. I haven't listened to this album in full surprisingly, so this will be nice. But it's the Big Mac of course I'll love it. Why are they telling me to bounce on it. Starting off strong with my least favourite track. Nice. Dreams, I mean, it's dreams. What more is there to say. It's dreams. What you have, and what you love. What you had, and what you lost. Wow. I am listening to the super deluxe so I can hear silver springs. Sue me. Me when I'm never going back again. Come round and see me again. If your life was bad to you just think what tomorrow will do?? Be even worse?? Idk Mac. Yesterday is gone that is how it works. I will go my own way. Stevie nicks I am always on your side but this song is fuckin insane. Lindsey you're on thin ice but I'll let it slide. They sound like they're lesbians. Stevie and Lindsey. Like come on. Songbird just kinda there man idk. The chain being a masterpiece. Yes. Fuck anyone who saw this live all I have it fucking sombr and addison rae bro. What is this. Do you believe in miracles?? Idk man. Me when I don't wanna know. Me with chemistry lowkey. Why is Oh Daddy actually good. I really did not expect to like a song called oh daddy. Rock ON gold dust woman. Oh silver springs. Hold on I gotta listen to the live. Oh Lindsey you dickhead. Favourite: Gold Dust Woman/Dreams/Oh Daddy/Go Your Own Way/SILVER SPRINGS Least favourite: Second Hand News

Sublime. Perfect album.

5 Absolutely perfect album

some if it was good iguess

I'm old and this is parents' music. In the 80s, as teens, someone bought this album on cassette and it was cool to listen to the last part of The Chase as it was the Formula 1 music - we didn't listen to the rest. Now that I've finally listened to the whole album, I can't deny that the songs are great compositions etc but it's not my cup of tea.

Pensé que me iba a gustar más pero no pasó. NO te digo que está mal pero es un 3/3.5 con mucha fuerza. Sí, destaca el sonido de la época pero parece que no puede salir del molde.

classic but i wasn't in love with it

one of my favourite albums of all time, feels like a roadtrip with friends in the early summer

love it love it

wow 4/5

Disco ameno dinámico divertido

Brilliant album Deserving of the flowers it receives and the story behind it is riveting I like more songs from the Self Titled

Excellent

These are beautiful songs, all performed impeccably and with the right amount of heart AND drama that gives this albums the accolades it rightfully deserves. The alternating high/low dynamics in "The Chain" unknowingly made a blueprint for decades of emo bands to come, and Christine McVie is truly a shining star on this record. So... why 4 stars? Three lead vocalists leads to too many disparate sounds on the record. It feel less like an incredible album by one band and more like a great compilation by several. The lyrical throughline is there for me, but sonically it just is slightly off enough to ding it slightly for me. Probably truly a 4.5 for me, but I have to work with the numbers I have here.

Even the lesser known songs are fantastic.

On vinyl

I give ts a 7/10, that’s me being generous

I LOVED dreams and the chain but the rest were pretty good

'Players only love you when they're playing' Me encanta este album. Desde canciones extremadamente conocidas como 'Dreams' o 'The Chain' hasta canciones como 'Don't Stop' o 'Second Hand News' todas transmiten y reflejan la turbulenta relación y vida de los integrantes en momento, pero lo hacen con una originalidad y vida que es inigualable. Este album es un clásico. Aunque a veces el sonido no sea mi preferido, no se puede negar que es un proyecto que sabía lo que quería transmitir sonoramente, narrativamente, e incluso, visualmente. 4.5/5

It's... good. (7/1001) That's all i got to say honestly, once i saw the vast amount of streams some songs had i had big expectations... but they weren't met all too well. It's got some good songs here and there, but this one's not for me. I get if someone would put this album while doing their morning routine but i would never see myself listening to this Only standouts: Go Your Own Way, Songbird, The Chain. The rest of the album with no offense sounds like it would belong in a Happy Madison movie. though "The Chain" was actually REALLY good, but it was the only song i actually really liked...

I think this album is overrated as hell but also it's probably because it comes up on the radio station at work every few days :/

Another super classic, I liked the rest of the album quite a bit after the great Dreams, Chain, Don't Stop and Own Way. You Make Loving Fun was good, it was all good.

Audible "hell yeah" from me upon opening the page today. I think this is the first album I'm actually intimately familiar with from start to finish in my current memory bank. Instant 5/5, Fleetwood Mac rules and this is their best album by a mile.

Awesome album, enjoyed it the whole way through.

Surprised how disjointed the album is, but it's also a masterpiece. I've never listened to it as an album, but I know every song.

Fantastic album, with several songs that have had enduring popularity.

This is a really good album though it was well written and really was put well together the instrument were really good.The guitar and piano really got me feeling stuff. I wanna say the singer are really talented and got me thinking what a great time it was to be alive at the time.I would give it a solid rating of an 8.0 out of 10

Pretty good. Clean songs. Like the drums. I like the cover. 4/5 - 5/5

I mean, it's an absolutely timeless album. Every song is great (will say though that Don't Stop has aged quite a bit to my ears though, with its piano and synths - definitely in that category of music along with Foreigner and Boston where if I never hear it again, I won't be sad), especially tracks like Dreams, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, and Gold Dust Woman. Normally I have more to say about albums like this, but honestly don't. It's just great.

Quintessential Fleetwood Mac- an absolute classic. Everyone should listen to it.

okay well like

It's good, but I'm not buying that it's great.

What else can be said? The mythology of the band can obscure the music, and maybe the decades of listening to the music can obscure the music. But the music!

truly heartbreaking realising that silver springs is only on the super deluxe version of this album

I think the guy won this battle. impressive band for band battle on both ends though

Great album, the chain amazing

Huge W - 4 all timer songs in one album

Zone out a lil bit. It's good

One of my all time favorite albums!!! Was so happy to see it come up. I listened to the whole super deluxe version this time and that was also very good. I wish Silver Springs wouldve been included in the original because that is also such an amazing song, but alas. I used to not like Oh Daddy and it was the one song on the album that I thought was meh, but it started to grow on me this last listen. My favorite is I Dont Wanna Know just because it's so fun, but The Chain and Dreams are also great listens.

Classic

One of my favorite albums, along with Bare Trees. Classic rock

I freaking love you Stevie nicks

I don't know it was good I just don't really feel like reviewing it. I'm tired and it didn't really click with me I'll probably have to look good a few more times and I know it's the most popular one on the app but I don't know it's probably just a 7 for me.

Die britisch-amerikanische Band Fleetwood Mac nahm ihr elftes Studioalbum zwischen Februar und Ende 1976 in mehreren kalifornischen Studios auf – darunter der Record Plant in Sausalito und Los Angeles, Wally Heider Recording Studios und Davlen Recording Studio in der Region Los Angeles sowie den Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida – und veröffentlichte es am 4. Februar 1977 über Warner Bros. Records. Produziert wurde die Platte von Ken Caillat und Richard Dashut gemeinsam mit der Band. Die Aufnahmesessions standen unter dem Zeichen privater Zerrüttung: Lindsey Buckingham und Stevie Nicks hatten ihre langjährige Beziehung beendet, John und Christine McVie ließen sich scheiden, und Mick Fleetwood trennte sich von seiner Frau – fünf Menschen, die ihren Schmerz täglich miteinander teilen mussten, bevor die Aufnahmetaste gedrückt wurde. Was unter diesen Umständen entstand, ist eine der bemerkenswertesten Leistungen der Rockgeschichte: ein Album, das persönliche Verletzung in makellose, luftige Popkonstruktionen übersetzte, ohne die Wunden zu verbergen. „Go Your Own Way" wirft den Vorwurf direkt über die Studiokonsole; „Dreams" antwortet darauf mit kühler Distanz; „The Chain" – das einzige Stück, an dem alle fünf Mitglieder als Autoren beteiligt waren – verdichtet die kollektive Zerrissenheit in einem der eindringlichsten Bassriffs der Ära. Neben diesen Spannungsfeldern entfalten „Songbird" und „Gold Dust Woman" eine fast zerbrechliche Intimität, die dem Album seine emotionale Tiefe verleiht. Rumours verkaufte sich weltweit über 40 Millionen Mal und gewann 1978 den Grammy als Album des Jahres – Zahlen, die leicht überwältigen und den Blick auf das Wesentliche verstellen können: dass hier eine Band unter maximalem Druck ihre Handwerkskunst auf einen Punkt zuspitzte, an dem Form und Inhalt vollständig zur Deckung kommen. Die Produktion klingt bis heute transparent und warm, die Harmonien zwischen drei grundverschiedenen Stimmen bleiben unerreicht. Rumours ist kein Album über das Ende von Beziehungen – es ist ein Album darüber, wie man trotzdem weiterarbeitet.

A classic to relax

I am not going to shit on this. It is what it is. A cultural phenomenon that doesn’t feel like it could happen today. A perfectly formed style of acceptable blandness. That is really, really hard to do. To hit that many sweet spots to sell so universally well. I just don’t want to listen to it.

Just pure class

The most solid album I’ve heard so far and it’s obvious why it’s one of the highest rated albums ever. Not fully my cup of tea but had a good time!

imposible no darle 5 estrellas, seré igual a todo el mundo pero el hate a este album es simplemente forzado, es un DISCAZO.

bien, si me pareció ahí un roce aburrido pero tiene sus temas muy buenos

The most nailed on 5

Whelp, I guess I’m a Fleetwood Mac fan. Never really listened to them, besides out in the wild (which is why I hate “Don’t Stop”. Overplayed.) but I really liked Tusk and I really like this one. There is just so much going on in the background and all 3 of their voices are so distinct and beautiful in their own way.

I’ve heard this entire album countless times. I’ll always love Dreams and Go Your own Way. Still, I found a new favorite this time in the finger picking sleeper Never Going Back Again. After a few album duds, this is an album that proudly belongs on this list.

way before my time and as a result I can only admire the artistry rather than have any genuine connection to it

Ok

great, one of my favourites

No comment required, consummate 5/5. Literal legendary album. You know the lore behind it, or if you don't, you can hear it seep through in every song. Or maybe that's just the cocaine. Either way, go read about the making of this album.

Yes Stop

Contenu un peu daté, qui apparaît maintenant sans grande originalité. Quelques références comme Dreams, songbird, The Chain, Oh Daddy.

Hey I know that one (I can’t wait to taint the statistics)

It was good. Safe, nothing wrong with it. Not the masterpiece everyone says it is.

One of the favorites

I’ve known this album since my parents played it on the 8 track in our used Duster. One of the best.

One of the greatest pop albums of all time, all the singles are immortal classics, and the deep cuts are also amazing. The personnel within Fleetwood Mac were some of the best songwriters of the modern era for sure.

Love it!

This album defined a west coast soft rock sound that other shave copied but not quite achieved maybe, Barely a bad track and just so easy to listen to. Doesn't have the weirdness of Tusk or some of the energy for the first Nicks/Buckingham outing with them but this is the most enduring and memorable.

This is a near-perfect classic in so many ways, and I still love it a lot. I’m a big fan of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, and the whole band in general, so it was easy to get pulled into this record. Overall it feels light and bloody lovely — full of those sunny, catchy melodies and harmonies that make you smile. At the same time though, it’s strangely tense. You can really feel all the drama and pain between Lindsey and Stevie running underneath the songs. The background story of the band falling apart while making the album is basically written all over every track, and that mix of happy surface with heavy heartbreak underneath is what makes it so special. Having said that, I do think it’s a bit overrated. It’s a great album, no doubt, but it’s not flawless and it’s definitely not a complete no-skip record for me. A couple of songs drag a little or feel less strong than the big hits. Still, when it hits, it really hits. A classic that I’ll keep coming back to, just not quite the untouchable masterpiece some people claim it is.

Not the biggest Fleetwood fan, this album is really good tho and the story behind the production is even better

A good album, I know it’s universally loved but I think it may be slightly overhyped

Tämä jäi väliin Mastersin takia ajallaan. Onneksi kuitenkin nyt kuuntelin ajan kanssa. Maineensa veroinen mestariteos, aivan huikea levy. Dreams ja Go your own way minulle tutuimmat hitit mutta huokea hetki myös The Chain. NOFX-cover Go your own waysta tutumpi mutta alkuperäinen roki on alkuperäinen. Myös Yhe Corrsin versio Dreams-biisistä tutumpi kuin alkuperäinen mutta jälkeen, orkkis on orkkis. Olen kyllä kiitollinen, että tämä levy tuli kuunneltua. Fleetwood Mac toki nimenä tuttu mutta tuotannoltaan minulle vieras. Rumours huikea tutustumismatka tähän bändiin. 5/5

Grew up with this in the background. 1001 16.4.26 1. Dreams 2. Songbird 3. Go Your Own Way

It's such a shame that you HAVE to be in a horribly toxic relationship to make music this good.

Perfect album, zero notes

Pretty good album, some really good songs

The number of classics on this album is astonishing, but Dreams stands out the most. I love Stevie Nicks, and she is truly what makes this band special to me. There isn’t a bad song on this album, and it’s always a pleasure to hear it.

It's a good album, but a bit... inoffensive? Christine McVie's songwriting is my favorite. Very heartfelt. Everyone mentions the turbulent context of this album's production, but I hear none of it in the actual music. Highlights: Songbird, The Chain, Go Your Own Way, Your Make Loving Fun, Gold Dust Woman

Gold Dust Woman

it is now five in a row that i own. fantastic album. this is not a bad song on it. you have the hits: "dont stop", "go your own way" and "the chain", but other fantastic songs like "Dreams", "second hand news" and "gold dust woman". honestly, i can mention every song. definitely a five star in my book and probably it would be listed in the 21 albums to listen to before you die. some trivia: it was the #1 album in the U.S. for 31 weeks.

Top 5 favorite album for me. And I do think this is the best album of all time.

A true classic. The Chain is an awesome track

I refuse to listen to this album!

I see why it’s rated so highly.

Too much already written about this one. Saw them live after this one came out. Great show and great album.

This was a pretty easy 5 stars for me. Just a brilliant album.

This is one of those "perfect" albums. Not because its techically perfect, but because its an easy access into the band, easily relatable, and the songs all ask to be repeated. It has a perfect opener and a perfect closer and the rest in between fills in any gap you might be wanting to be filled. The chemistry on this album was felt throughout. I might skip todays album to listen again. Biggest Hit - The Chain Biggest Miss (if I had to choose) - Oh Daddy Not So Hiddent Gem - You Make Loving Fun

I know this is a blasphemy but I’m not a huge Fleetwood Mac Fan. I don’t know who Oeter Green is or was other than he’s associated with this band. I know this um is the big album but I’ve never felt compelled to listen to it. Opening track “Second hand news” is a great track. I never knew this was Fleetwood Mac. Sometimes I think albums and band like this are a so revered, but radio only plays the singles and I grew up when you could only buy this album or that album and you chose carefully so you didn’t regret it. Ugh. Second track “Dreams” I’m already bored. Goodness this album is going to be a roller coaster ride. This track “Never Going Back Again” is a fantastic song that I again didn’t know was Fleetwood Mac. Track 4 “Don’t Stop”. The theme seems to be if I never knew it was Fleetwood Mac, I like the song. 🤣 Track 5 “Go your own way” is the exception. I knew it was Fleetwood Mac and still like it. 😂🤣 Song Bird was good. The Chain is good at points. Track 8 does nothing for me. So the rest of this album is boring. Next is gold dust woman and I know I don’t like that already.

Brilliant

Like an old glove, so familiar. The obvious big singles then the rest is a familiar memory of a bygone era. Well worth a listen.

QUE DISCO HERMANO. me agrado que la sumen en la pelicula Dias Perfectos (2023)

4.5/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/fleetwood-mac/rumours/ Only bangers, including some of the finest pop rock songs ever written.

Very good. Surprised this is the highest rated album of the 300+ I've listened to so far 4

FINALLY. LETS GOOOO

Really wish I could do half stars bc this is a 3.5 if I've ever heard one. Dreams, The Chain, and Go Your Own Way are doing a lot of heavy lifting here.

4.5/5

one of the best ever. the chain is next level. dreams is soothing and beautiful. just amazing stuff here. goated band. 9/10

Rumours is another one of my all-time favorite albums with zero bad songs to be found

I don't really have a lot of say on this one. It's a good album, but I'm not sure if it hits for me. It may need another listen down the road for it to truly sink in. Favorite Track: The Chain

This is excellent and full of absolutely classic tracks. I went into it being pretty determined to not give it a 5 because it felt like following the crowd, but I can't deny that it's what it deserves

Fav- dreams 5/5

Awesome album; sound track of the late 70's & early 80's.

thx

In the running for my favorite album ever.

Every song is a bop. Love this one.

Nothing to say Except Excellent Music By a VERY SPECIAL GROUP OF MUSICIANS Their music flows perfectly within our veins and throughout our Brains

It doesn't get much better than this

MAI WAIF!

wow didn’t realize how many bangers i knew from fleetwood mac until i listened through this album

No es para nada mi estilo, pero rescaté una canción buenísima.

It's got some phenomenal songs, for sure. I don't think you can dismiss "Dreams," "Go Your Own Way," "The Chain," and "Gold Dust Woman." When I listen to this I think I should listen more often.

I liked this, didn't love it. I understand it's one of the highest rated albums on this list so I had high hopes but nothing about it made me think "this deserves an immediate 5". So I'm giving it a 4 and I think I'd need to listen to it again.

exquisito

Evento canónico

Bon coup Fleetwood Mac.

Quel album époustouflant!!! Un de ceux que je connais le plus par coeue, je le fais rouler religieusement en boucle pendant une bonne semaine à chaque année, er en 2026 j'étais dû. J'adore le concept de l'album à la base et comment le thème est exploité tout le long (les ruptures amoureuses, les infidélités) Les coups de crash dans le refrain de Dreams sont vraiment le fun. Never going back again, c'est du grand Lindsay Buckingham. Très difficile à interpréter avec le fingerpicking, mais assez gratifiant quand on l'a. Et que dire de The Chain, quand le gros riff de bass embarque... La pièce la moins forte à mon sens est Oh, Daddy.

Un classique de tous les temps. Les chicanes de couple, ça rend créatif! Dreams, Go you Own Way, the Chain, juste des gros classiques. J’ai aussi beaucoup aimé Gold Dust Woman que je viens de découvrir.

4.5⭐️/5 04.02.2026

Okay Boomer, get ready to have your favorite band summarily dismissed. Oh you prefer The Eagles, Steely Dan, Linda Ronstadt, Barry Manilow, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Chicago, Journey, Boston, Styx, Foreigner, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, The Beach Boys, Queen, ABBA and/or the Bee Gees? Okay, I guess you're the exception to having had a copy of Rumours then. What's my point? These songs are still everywhere. The stories of the band being fussy about studio perfection and all the epic interpersonal turmoil seem to be continuously threaded through that generation's white musical identity. And, more than any other Fleetwood Mac record, it's Rumours that holds the throne. At this point, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours is an easy punching bag, and frankly we're punching up (in the "right" direction) when we do. Your children should want to reject and tear down the work of the artists you've placed on a pedestal. The impulse to make things their own and remake ought to be honored...go your own way, am I right? And yet, that attitude is also of a particular culture and way of seeing. But I don't want to be a "good subject" here, I don't need a boomer mommy and, oh, daddy telling me I need to respect the traditions of my elders and pay tribute to the classics. And yet, and yet, I'll be damned if this isn't still a good record today. Near perfect in its construction in total commitment to the songs with their memorable lyrics and melodies. There's a song for nearly everyone on this record. I'm certain many listeners have one they hold special for the connection it made as they went through a break up or some other tough situation. This is going to be one of the most begrudging high ratings I give. Will it get five stars? No, but only because I bar music I wouldn't personally endorse from my five-star rankings. Could it otherwise get such a ranking? Yes, it could. Now I'm shaking my fist at the sky and railing against your frail, aging bodies listening to your Rumours and your Aja — as you have a stranglehold on so much. Damn your love, Damn your lies as they say.

i had forgotten how incredible this album is and how many “hits” are on it.

What's there to say? It's the best album by, arguably, the most talented group ever.

So many hits all on one album. Kinda hard not to rate it high. If I’m going to be critical: The songs I didn’t know really did nothing for me. The hits themselves, are mid at best when it comes to hits.

It's a classic for a reason. Easy 5 stars. Not a single skip on here.

goed, geeft me het gevoel alsof ik in een film zit

B A N G E R. 4.5/5

gratisima sorpresa.... no me ha gustado mucho lo que he escuchado de los 70 aquí, pero este disco.... sobre todo dreams .... buenisimo. esa me ha recordado a lo que hace faye webster. unos sonidos interesantes y unas letras buenas

Repeat listen

J'ai apprécié et je comprends pourquoi il fait partie de la liste. Je ne suis pas le public.

Ήταν λίγο hit or miss αυτό το αλμπουμ. Μερικά κομμάτια μου φάνηκαν βαρετά, ωστόσο άλλα είχαν μια πολύ επική χροιά ίσως λόγω της 'βαριάς' τους σύνθεσης. (έντονο μπάσο, αργοί ρυθμοί και χαμηλές συχνότητες) The Chain

Fantastic album. Something for everyone on this.

I love them so much!! Every single song is so so good.

Great production, easy album to listen to, captivating songs. No wonder this is a classic, something that is rarely achieved.

So many great songs on one album

I had to. The fact that Dreams and The Chain are on the same album is honestly enough. This got stuck in my head, I replayed it a bunch. Even the songs I didn't love the most still get stuck in my head. This was my first time hearing Gold Dust Woman and it's also awesome.

Hate to be cliche, but this really is an incredible album. Oh Daddy is the only lower point for me, but still a great song.

Fleetwood Mac isn’t necessarily my music of choice but you can’t deny how many hits there are on here and they are great songs. 4.5/5

This was too much soft pop for me back when it came out but I do appreciate it now. 4.5

*1977. *39 minutes of almost pure perfection. Have been looking forward to this one. *Totally stacked with hits - Dreams, Don't Stop, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, You Make Loving Fun, Gold Dust Woman. *Not a huge fan of Christine McVie's solo stuff (i.e. Songbird and Oh Daddy), with the obvious exception of You Make Loving Fun. *Lindsay Buckingham is easily my fave, e.g. Second Hand News, Never Going Back Again, The Chain. *Stevie Nicks only wrote 3 songs here (i.e. Dreams, I Don't Want to Know, and Gold Dust Woman), but obviously they're all great. RATING - 9.9/10

It was tempting at first to skip this album, as I've heard it lots in the past and (at time of writing) it sits at this website's #2 highest rated album; anything I could say about it has probably already been said. However, that would defeat the point of this project and, at album #79 for me, I have yet to punk out of listening to a single track in full. "Dreams" is really something else... Nicks' voice is just enchanting, layered on top of a steady bass and smooth guitar riffs. It's one of those tracks that just never misses a beat and never outstays it's welcome for even a second. The chorus scratches an itch deep in my brain. The plucky strings and outstanding vocals of Buckingham are all that's needed to make "Never going back again" great, the modulation of his voice punching in with the right guitar chord every time. As mentioned in previous reviews, my musical vocabulary is deeply lackluster, and so I am struggling to define exactly why each track shines, from "Don't Stop" to "Go your own Way" and "The Chain" and "You make loving fun". The first two mentioned above and great empowering lyrics, Go your own Way finishing with an epic guitar solo to finalise that feeling. The Chain with it's thumping drums and bass in time with the lyrical delivery of Buckingham and Nicks to give you something to unify and stamp your feet too. Then comes it's absolutely iconic bassline, incredible guitar solo to close it out. Albums like this get you emotionally invested in each track and it's lyrics without cheapening it's sound or flattening it's identity into something generic to reach as many people as possible; it just effortlessly draws you in and makes you feel something different from track to track. It's one of the few albums in the world I'd like to keep collected, in spirit of preserving some of the world's finest for the end times.

have forgone listening to this in full for years (and fully paying attention, too). i've had this in the background for an hours, good vibes, immersive, if a little too upbeat for my liking. but it's nice and of course I love the classic singles from this. song with lyrics about the father throws me off a bit. overall I don't think this is extremely my vibe but it is certainly a very well-constructed record :)

el album de mi vida el mapa de mi alma opinion completamente subjetiva amo este album y su sonido y sus letras y sus presentaciones en vivo y sus autores y su contexto y

One of the best of all time. Legendary album.

I dont think this album is as amazing as the rest of the world seems to. There are good songs, maybe I have just heard some of them too many times. Enjoy the chain and gold dust woman

Bruh no need to explain

A very good album that is not the best Fleetwood Mac album- that honor belongs to Tusk. The bangers everyone knows on here are just that: bangers. Wasn't super crazy about the songs I had already heard before. An excellent album that doesn't quite get a 5 in my book.

Have already heard it and it’s very very good. Easy listening album for sure. 4/5

No. 151 Honestly it’s hard to pick a favorite on this album.

This is a really remarkable album, it’s rare you can find something that has this many recognizable songs that weren’t singles. And even the ones that I didn’t recognize off rip were really interesting, there’s a lot of really comfortable melodies I really liked on here. A classic to be sure. Favorites: Dreams, Go Your Own Way, Gold Dust Woman

Don’t get the hype around this album, but it is good. I knew most of the songs already, and Go Your Own Way and The Chain are bangers. The rest is okay, if anything a bit bland, but decently enjoyable.

7/10, son pref = gold dust woman

Ya había escuchado algunas canciones del álbum, pero ahora que lo escuché completo me gustó, aunque no es muy mi estilo musical, seguiré escuchando las canciones que ya me gustaban y quizás agregue un par nuevas.

Soft and rhythmic. I liked it.

Clásicazos que no sabía que eran de su autoría.

Already love that one. Every song is great

Me gustó, aunque tiene algunas canciones country que no son para mi. Le doy un 6/10. Solo me quedé con 4 canciones que me gustaron.

The first time I listened to Rumours many years ago, by the time I got 3 songs in I was wondering what all the fuss was all about. 2 decent album tracks and Dreams, which I think is over-rated and only propelled to it's megatrack status through Stevie Nicks' voice. But that's part of the appeal of Rumours for me, because just as your drifting into the middle of the road... Don't Stop... track! Go Your Own Way... absolute track! Songbird... beautiful track, and the one that suits Christine McVie's voice best. And then you've got the harmonies of The Chain, and That outro, and you're just totally absorbed. I can pass over the opinion that I don't think McVie's voice is suited to songs like You Make Lovin' Fun and Oh Daddy, because I know we'll be ending up with Stevie Nicks, the Gold Dust Woman, and everything is brilliant again. Half the album are absolute bangers. The rest are just good! And to think that The Chain and Gold Dust Woman were released as B sides!!! 5 stars.

Love when a classic is a classic for a reason, think I like Tusk a little more tho

All right, here it is. The number one rated album on this site. And its.... pretty good but I don't see why it's number one. Starts off on a dud, Second Hand News is just meh. Dreams, though is a classic, great song. Never Going Back Again was some decent easy listening, but nothing exciting. Don't Stop was pretty fun. Go Your Own Way, of course, is amazing. Songbird was pretty sweet. The Chain was really fun, had a Wester guitar twangy feel, and a great guitar solo. You Make Loving Fun was pretty smooth with some more good guitar work. I Don't Want To Know was fun. Oh Daddy was really good, nice chill vibe. Gold Dust Woman had really good music. Overall it was a banger of an album. Just don't see the perfection that other people are seeing. Best song: The Chain

Imagine being in a band where you just fucking HATE other people in the band because they were married to you. Only way to produce straight bangers

Track 1: annoying how he pronounces "know" as "low". Fun chorus Track 2: Overrated. The lyrics annoy me but the instrumental is good Track 3: nice acoustic song. Would probably be better without vocals Track 4: cheesy song. Not a fan Track 5: cheesy intro and don't like how he says some of the lines "but how can I ever change things that I feeeeeeelllll?" Track 6: nooooooooo Track 7: nice Western style song Track 8: Christine McVie's voice is just not nice to listen to Track 9: filler Track 10: nope Track 11: strong chorus but the rest of it is kinda boring I do not like Christine McVie's songs. Favorite song: The Chain Rating 2/5

white music at it’s peak really so good I love the drumbeats but it gets a little slow repetitive at times

I feel like putting a genuine review here would be redundant and unnecessary so I'm just going to state the obvious: one of the best albums of the 70s, one of the best of all time and the A-side might be one of the greatest continuous sides of music I've ever heard. Legendary.

Absolute classic album. There's not much else to be said

65 albums in (6%) and we finally have an album that is more in line with what I thought this experience wood be like. Recognizable, loved, and most songs are known or at the very least familiar. Also, extra points for half the band being female.

Second Hand News gives me joy.

GOAT

Increible

An immortal classic. Great music, songwriting, it should be in everyone’s collection

A banda que mais teve divórcio na história da Terra, e o álbum com o maior cunho de "essa música é pra você, idiota". Dito isso, UM DOS MELHORES JÁ FEITOS NA FACE DA MÚSICA. Não tem UMA música ruim, todos são muito bem feitas e muito bem reproduzidas, tomam o posto definitivo de uma das melhores bandas do final da década de 70. HIGHLIGHTS: DREAMS, GO YOUR OWN WAY, THE CHAIN, Never going back again, Silver Springs (mesmo que não "oficial"), You Make Loving Fun 10/10

Pretty much perfect

With the slight exception of the lead track "Second Hand News", the first half of this album is hit after hit of uniquely crafted and impeccably mixed songs (at least on the Dolby Atmos version I listened to on Apple Music). I don't know what happened with Second Hand News, but there's a weird rhythm tone in there which I found distracting. But then the second half arrives with "The Chain" which is possibly the standout of the album, an exercise in melancholia, heartbreak and rueful anger, conjuring days lost to emptiness in the wake of a lover's betrayal. What a way to start my 1001!

pretty chill to listen through

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1977. The recording sessions took place as the band members dealt with breakups and struggled with heavy drug use (cocaine), both of which shaped the album's direction and lyrics. Recorded with the intention of making "a pop album".

A true classic.

Oh Daddy is really the only wrong step on this whole album. Easy five stars.

As far as fleetwood mac albums go I find this one to leave a lot to be desired its good when its good but its meh when its meh cuts like “oh daddy” and “dont stop” are just boring to me. Not the best showing of fleetwood macs musical prowise would have much prefered their self title or anything from before the buckingham/nicks era.

Masterpiece

I mean another perfect album. Two heavy hitters in a row. Is there a bad song here? Pappy LOVED Fleetwood Mac and I so get it! There are so many huge hit songs on this album too. This is great Liked Songs: The whole album

4.75

Day 23 — Fleetwood Mac — Rumours (1977) Listened: Mar 23–24, 2026 Genre: Soft Rock / Pop Rock / Classic Rock Vibe: Energetic pop rock with dramatic relationship vocals and lyrics that are raw and relatable, fueled by a strong rhythm section, melodic guitar riffs and solos Highlights: • Second Hand News • Dreams • Never Going Back Again • Don’t Stop • Go Your Own Way • The Chain • You Make Loving Fun • I Don’t Want to Know • Gold Dust Woman Impression: Loved the entire album except for a couple of songs. Grew up on this album as a kid because my mom loved Fleetwood Mac and I definitely inherited that love for Stevie Nicks and the band. Rating: 4.6/5 Keep songs? Yes Revisit album? Absolutely

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really love this; vocals, instruments, etc. great summary of the genre of music I'm fond of. favorite tracks were dreams, the chain, you make loving fun and gold dust woman.

Lives up to the hype - perfect.

One the greatest albums of all time!

One of the most solid albums ever released. Not my favourite but it's hard to argue about the consistent standards of this record.

i loove it

I've heard some of the songs from this album before, so I enjoyed listening to the full thing for once. I tossed in Silver Springs to my queue right after, as I think it's at least spiritually part of this album.

I thought the album was alright it wasn't anything revolutionary. lyricism: 3 General enjoyment: 3 cohesion (between songs): 4 production: 4 overall: 3.5

I never liked it his one

Highlights são 5, mas geral 4. Gostei do video de contexto toxico

Não acho que seja muito coeso enquanto álbum, mas não há outra nota possível

Acho que ainda podia ser um pouco mais consistente como álbum, mas é difícil manter a qualidade ao nível da The Chain ou a Dreams durante 11 músicas

Banger atrás de banger

4/5. "Rumours" is one of the consistently highest rated albums, taking top 5 slots in those dubious "top 100/300/500 albums of all time" lists decade after decade. There's good reason for that, it's an amazing album. It's listenable the whole way through and has unique stylings and varied composition to boot. Lyrics can be hard-hitting in delivery but are extremely accessible. I think my favorite here is "Never Going Back Again." Buckingham does wonders on the guitar and the vocal harmony at the end is angelic. "Dreams," "Don't Stop," "The Chain," and "Go Your Own Way" make for a ridiculous line of hit after hit on the first part of the album, and even the lesser known songs are good. That said, I don't think this is a must-listen. It's a brilliant set of rock songs, but it's not going to change your lives thanks to its content or execution. Still, great album if you enjoy soft rock.

An album I had explored/band I almost went to see in concert towards the end of high school, but probably haven’t revisited too much since then - so many great songs on here. Well known songs aside, I took this opportunity to listen to this album several times through and read more about its creation/inspiration. None of the lyrics are profound here, but the music and vocal harmonies are very pleasant and the turmoil the band was experiencing at the time of the album’s recording lent to the themes explored throughout. A classic for sure.

This is a good album, even a very good album at times, but a lot of it is very safe paint-by-numbers pop. It's not challenging and it wasn't particularly innovative, both of which I think should be imperative for the highest rated album on this site. Finally, the last two tracks are significantly worse than the rest of the record, so the album loses half a star. 3.0/5.0: Good

the only fleetwood song ive ever really like was go your own way so i went in fully expecting to hate this and was pleasantly surprised how much i ended up liking most of the songs. there were a few songs that drug the album as a whole down, in particular, "you make loving fun" and the last two songs.

Wonky ass cowboy music

I had no idea that Fleetwood Mac made so many of my favorite songs as a kid. A masterpiece of an album

Good stuff. I think my enjoyment of this would go up by like 20% if I listened to it a few more times and read up on all the interpersonal drama.

Classic album with some great songs of course, but it isn't entirely my preference sonically. I (maybe controversially) prefer Tango In The Night

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Couple, drama, love story et déclarations douteuses: Il s'écoute comme une belle série telenovela au chaud dans son canapé

Koslig dette, kommer neppe til å høre igjen. Go Your Own Way er en favoritt. (Hørte også igjennom feil album først - S/T - som også var koselig)

Likar dette. Godt album frå Sound City 👌

I love it

Loved Silver Springs, The Chain and Oh Daddy

Easy 5 stars. Loved this album since the first time I heard it!

Great album. Love the band in all it's complexities.

Eternal.

Mastery in its purest form.

It does have some great songs but really its massively overrated on here.

How to turn intra-band love turmoils into pop gold. A few corny moments - and might start with its weakest song - but there's enough sweet stuff here to carry the day.

We had been married for over 10 years when I discovered my wife LOVES Fleetwood Mac. It just never came up before that.

This may be the first time I ever listened to this straight through and I really enjoyed it. The story behind the album of all the toxic relationships make the album even more interesting. So many classic songs all on one album!

4.75 - I didn't listen to this album for the first time until that guy went viral riding a skateboard and drinking cranberry juice set to Dreams. I could listen to Dreams on repeat for a week and not get sick of it. This album is like a damn greatest hits. I don't understand Mick Fleetwood's dangling balls on the cover here though.

When you know over half the lyrics by heart without realizing they were from one album you can't deny the juggernaut this album is

One of the best albums of all time. No bad tracks

Very few albums with a track list this good, of course it was going to be five stars

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like several miniature Joni Mitchell’s Blues all aiming at one another—the rock soft, the drugs hard, the destruction mutually assured

One of my all time favorites. Between the propulsive guitar of "The Chain" or the "bow bow bow" chorus of "Second Hand News", this is an album to sing along to with the windows down.

We could have stopped making music in 1977 and been happy with our lot. This has enough hit power for a thousand bands. Simply front to back good ass music.

there is no option to give this a 7 but i would if i could

The album that inspired the creation of Formula One. Amazing album to take on my misty morning walk. Favourite track: The Chain

nothing needed to say highlights: Dreams, I Don't Want to Know

The top-rated album for good reason. I love it.

Just an incredible album - hot after hot and for good reason

Ugh. Not a fan of this band, but duty calls. Song 1, I know, but don't care for. 2 & 3 were the same. As was 5. Respect for a band I don't like having this many recognizable songs on one album. 6 was a miss, then 7 another known, dull song. 8 was known, but still not my vibe. Two more misses near the end. I don't like it, but it's definitely good for this list.

Just no

This lives somewhere in my all-time top 100. It's aged well - a good listen end to end.

really good and so iconic too i knew so many of the songs without realising it

- Pretty iconic album - Not really any duds, maybe the only forgettable song is Songbird - The Chain

Disc y banda sobrevalorados. A la gente parece que le gusta mucho saber y comentar la vida sentimental de los componentes pero omite el asunto de la música. Muy bien por los fans de las telenovelas, pero musicalmente no es gran cosa. Tienen un gran guitarrista, eso sí.

One of the goats. 5/5

3.4

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A pop rock album that has its appeal like the vocal harmonies, the overall very clear and crisp sound. It's without a doubt a hallmark of the 70's post hippie rock. But the thing is that I doubt I'll listen it very often as I like it better when things are a bit rough on the edge. Favorite Songs: Don't Stop ; Go your own way ; The Chain

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Decent enough. & I think I get why this is the highest rated album: * Enough bangers that everyone recognises * Artist hasn't done anything to piss the public off * Good story behind it * Very inoffensive rock music But honestly, a few of the songs on here are actually pretty mid. And it's certainly not the best album on the this list, just an easy 5 for a lot of people. 7.5 / 10 Best track/s: The Chain, Dreams, Don't Stop

Previously rated: #49 - Tusk (2/5) **************************** Album #1,074 As much as I disliked Tusk (what was it even doing on this list in the first place?), I have to admit Rumours is as close to a perfect pop rock album as you can get. A whopping seven of the eleven songs still get radio play to this day -- pretty incredible! The harmonies, the catchy melodies, everything just came together here. I understand why it's top 1 or 2 rated here. Favorite track: Probably the least played of the radio songs, Second Hand News, and that may just be that I've heard the others so much.

Pillowy soft rock. Fittingly for the epitome coke fueled 70s mega rock, the highs are HIGH but the lows are a drag. Some all time pop bangers, huge emotions painted in bright and broad, ultra clean production, a floaty laid back mood containing a lingering darkness. Now that we're all over the basicness & uncoolness of liking this it has become a bit overrated, but still, it's a warm bath. Feels good, man.

I mean it's good for a reason. Stevie Nicks voice is just like wow. The songs have such chemistry it's like when you fry an egg in the bacon grease that came before it.

Fabulous album. Showcases the talents and strengths of every band member. Just as fresh sounding now as when it was launched.

Do believe the hype. Some hipstery fans may argue that “Tusk” is better (in a less commercial / more “indie pop” sort of way), but sometimes the pop music masses are just right.

Nice

Easy to see why it’s rated where it is. Not a single bad song. Some massive hits. The Chain is probably my favorite track. Oh Daddy might be second.

For the second day in a row: Shocked that allll these songs arrived on this earth in one album. But for me the experience is like, 40% Stevie Nicks songs that I like, and 60% generic unclassified classic rock radio songs I didn't know were Fleetwood Mac. 4.5

i can't say anything about this that hasn't been said a thousand times by now, it slaps the entire time and they're so messy so i'll just point out that briefly there was a major league closer who used the chain as his walk on music and that's a powerful, unsettling choice for that scenario which is exactly what you want from a closer (uniformly a demographic of freaks and psychos)

oh, what, like I'm going to sit here and debate between a 4.5 and a 5 on a song that opens with Secondhand News and, if you pretend it was released as it should have been, ends with Silver Springs and you can go watch the live version from Warner Bros. studios where Stevie Nicks glares through Buckingham's soul

This is a top 10 album ever to me. It’s a diverse, layered album with so much history and so much talent. The first time I heard the guitar solo on the chain it was like I was seeing Jesus himself. Rumors means everything to me.

It is an astounding feat of art that an otherwise mediocre jam band could reinvent into one of the most incredible pop bands in history. It is an astounding feat of cultural impact that an album released nearly half a century ago adds one more platinum notch every year. That's the power of great songs. Even "Songbird" is the kind of song many writers wish they had the clarity and craft to write. And if you don't think these are great songs, you've probably never had a nasty breakup in your entire life and that says as much about you as your taste in music does.

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clean pop perfection. Idk what crack they were on in the studio but it worked. Oh right, it was crack

Awesome album. Every song is good, almost every song is great. Lots of hits in this album but the b sides are also excellent. Great album experience.

actual perfection

Immaculate. Pristine. Meticulous.

This is one of the best mainstream albums of all time.

Not bad. Good.

will take any excuse to relisten to rumours. what an album!!! this version unfortunately does not have silver spring but still a 5. every song hits. and songbird is such an underrated song!!!

Goated, perfect album 🔥

The most pleasant divorce record of all time. You can tell they all absolutely hated each other and took a lot of cocaine but it's wonderful. The guitar on ¨The Chain¨ is the angriest, bitterest guitar solo in the history of the world and ¨Go Your Own Way¨ sounds like the soundtrack to the daydream of the better life you wish you had.

The more you listen to it, the more it unfolds. A lovely work

Très frais, peut me faire penser à queen dans le voix, batterie presente et harmonies. C’ est très propre, très maîtrisé. Pop rock anglais des annees 70. Un des albums les plus vendus au monde (7eme place) et remporte un Grammy. C’est drole je n’aurais jamais pensé. Chansons tres calmes et introspectives et chansons tres pop et rythmiques d’un autre cote.

I mean, it's super popular, probably overrated and probably underrated. Just gave it another listen and really, it's pretty perfect. Mick's drumming, Stevie's power, Lindsey's pop perfectionism, Christine's song craft. Great record.

Hard to find fault with this pick. Don’t like beautiful pop melodies? Seamless harmonies and the singular voices of Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie? Songs about love and betrayal? Then I guess you could find fault. But not me. There’s a reason they are arguably even bigger now than they were at the time.

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Great album!

Second Hand News 3.8 Dreams 4.0 Never Going Back Again 3.8 Don't Stop 3.6 Go Your Own Way 3.7 Songbird 3.4 --- The Chain 4.1 You Make Loving Fun 4.0 I Don't Want to Know 3.6 Oh Daddy 3.5 Gold Dust Woman 3.5 It's just good radio-friendly 70s pop rock , nothing more , nothing less. Kind of overrated in this site though

Terminei de escutar, tem algumas músicas preferidas, porém não está 100% no meu gosto preferido de estilo de músicas. É um álbum ótimo, mas n foi muito eu

5.0

i can’t decide if this album is a 5 for any reason other than being stacked with hits. is it perfectly coherent? unsure. is it banger after banger? absofuckinglutely

listened to most songs on it before but liked Gold Dust Woman because I recognised it but had never actually listened to it before

One of the best

Duh

i think it was a bit boring, it probably was more innovative when it first came out my favorite song was the chain

The chain might be the best song ever made

Brought back mid 70s memories!

Oops, all hits!

One of the best Stevie Nicks vocal albums with a good backing band.

I was surprised with how many songs were classics. I don't think Fleetwood Mac is this godsend from heaven but the album is solid

What is there to say. One of the best albums of all time - one of the most musically talented bands ever (Lindsay buckinghams guitar playing is bonkers!) at the height of their emotional power as they implode like a sun going supernova. My dad literally wore out his first copy of this album and now I have his we’ve d copy and it could face the same fate - death from love

A perfect album. Grew up with this in the house on vinyl and rediscovered it when I went to university. It plays like a greatest hits and the stories of how it was recorded and a whole other layer.